About the Garden

Pine Ridge
is a wild garden located on close to 30 acres in the Ottawa Valley in
Ontario, Canada. The property has never been cleared, but it was burnt
over in the great fires of the 1870's and some pines and cedars have
been harvested over the years since. The White Pines that grew up after
the fires are now getting aged themselves.

My
goal is to collect as many as possible of the native plants that might
reasonably be expected to grow here. For those that are truly
indigenous, I hope to establish them to be self-sustaining. The others I
am trying to grow in my gardens near the house.

The
property is rocky, with granite and limestone outcroppings, and has a
marsh on one side and a beaver pond on the other. Along the marsh the
soil is sandy and acidic while on the ridge the soil is gravelly and
slightly alkaline.

It's
considered zone 4 here, although the last two winters have been very
mild. It gets very hot in the summer, and the humidity can be very high.

The Ottawa Valley is geologically and botanically rich. Heaven for a native plant enthusiast!

Know and Grow:

The Monarch Page

Native Plant Events

Check out some of the links below for events, news, and possible sources of native plants in the Ottawa Valley!

(if you know of a local native-plant-related event or a source you'd like to see listed here, please get in touch.)

Native Plants sale at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden. Probably June 2 in 2018, starting at 10am. Meet other native plant lovers, talk to knowledgeable gardeners, buy new native plants for your garden. Check out their website, www.ofnc.ca/fletcher.php, or find them on Facebook.

Events at Pine Ridge

Native Plants Sale: May 20, 2018, 10am to 4pm. Rain or shine! Small potted native plants, including ferns, garden art, discussions, tour, tea-in-the-tent. Come visit and learn more about native plants and enjoy a day at Pine Ridge!

Fern Day - July 22, 2018. A day of all things Fern! Garden tour (almost all native Ottawa Valley ferns), fern art, fern snacks, tea... Please email me if you would like to come!